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[|First Amendment Information]
== =**The First Amendment**=

the first amendment is:

 * < =**“**= || ==Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.== ||> =**”**= ||

**What is the amendment about?**
The amendment is about the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

**What were the issues that led to the creation of the 1st amendment?**
The issues were burning flags, burning crosses, violence, and no freedom of speech.

**When was the first amendment ratifed?**
It was ratifed on December 15, 1791

**Who wrote the first amendment?**
Congress wrote the first amendment with the help of James Madision and Thomas Jefferson.

**How does the first amendment affect us?**
The first amendment affects us now because it gives us the rights to petition, to say what we want, write what we want, practice what we want and assemble where and when we want.If we are unhappy with the government, we can express it.

**What was happening in the us when the first amendment was written?**
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was written. The colonists were angry because they were to given the rights to go aginast the British Goverment. They didin't have the right to petition, to say what they want, to write what they want, assemble where and when they wanted, and practice a religion therefore, they wrote this amendment to make sure the American's have the freedom and the rights they deserved.

**When and where was the first amendment written?**
The first amendment was written 1778 at the Constitutional Convention which was held in Philadelphia.

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